Language is closely linked to our social relationships and is the medium through which we participate in a variety of social activities. This original study explores the important role of language in
In this study Niko Besnier analyzes the transformation of the Polynesian community of Nukulaelae from a nonliterate into a literate society, using a contemporary perspective that emphasizes literacy a
Don Kulick's book is an anthropological study of language and cultural change among a small group of people living in the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea. He examines why the villagers of Gapun are a
The current understanding of how language in embedded in social and cultural life is reviewed by anthropologists and linguists from Canada, the US, and the Netherlands. Among their topics are Benjamin
Developing a new synthesis of literacy studies, this book explores the domain of power through questions of colonialism, modern state formation, educational systems and official versus popular literac
